Vulnerability in Mcafee Smartfilter
CVE-2009-2429
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Smartfilter — versions 4.2.1.00
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/34390 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)